The Baby Cloud Bexley - Baby Classes

Grasping, holding and manipulating objects all comes with manual dexterity. 🖐🤏👐

Here are some key milestones to test out at home with your baby :-)
6 weeks - gripping small rattles
4 months – reaching out, grasping, holding and waving arms about
6 months – passing from hand to hand (cross body movements are a huge milestone)
7/8 months - manipulate an object, turning over and investigating further
9 months – pincer grip forms with thumb and forefinger (vital for reading & writing skills later in life)

These skills become refined over time. Plenty of practice makes perfect!

Top Tip!!

In our Sensory Academy bundles we have many items that aren't necessarily designed for babies but can do wonders for their development, especially because they aren't something they would normally come across in their little world.

For example, The pom pom helps visual 👀development in many ways. It is a complex object with many layers and strands, it is reflective and it is a bright colour. These are all things that will catch a baby’s interest.

Keep movements slow at the start and allow your baby to track and follow to all 4 corners of their field of vision. As baby gets older you can challenge them more.

Did you notice your little ones eyes follow the pom pom, or older babies did they try to grab the strands?

Classes next week will be our fabulous Daddy Day Celebration 💙💞👶 - we will be celebrating all the great Daddy's in the world, and all the lovely things they do for our little one's development.



Dad's or the important man in your little one's life are welcome to join you and see all the amazing sensory magic and fun we create for you. Or they are can come on their own with your little one - we will look after them!



Not booked on yet - then quick secure your space & you can be with us & enjoying classes from next week!! Link below & in our bio to see our last few spaces for this summer term!!

https://www.the-baby-cloud.co.uk/bexleybooking

Top tip - Lets Make Some Noise Baby!! 🥁🎤🎼

Musical abilities can be fostered from birth. Access to instruments will support baby’s rhythmic awareness, musical capabilities and even ability to hold a tune when singing! Here is a little milestone check of what you can expect, but remember every baby is different :-)

Under 3 months – gripping and holding with hands, tummy time distraction, memory, visual stimulation

3 – 6 months – reaching for object, holding, shaking accidentally & intentionally, lengthening tummy time to build strength, memory, visual stimulation with contents, listening & concentration skills

+ 7 months – Reaching, grasping & hand/eye co-ordination, making choices between toys, shaking, recognising rhythm/music and participating, manipulating & turning objects, visual stimulation with contents, listening & concentration skills

+10 months – Recognising rhythm – fast & slow, coordinated bashing of objects, can be rolled during tummy time to encourage crawling, large and fine motor skills, visual stimulation with contents, listening & concentration skills

What milestone did your baby most recently make?